Sunday, August 4th at 2pm ET, BBC America will be simulcasting the worldwide announcement of who is playing the new Doctor on Doctor Who. So grab your sonic screwdriver, some fish sticks and custard, and get ready to follow along with our liveblog of the special! Newest updates will be up top, oldest on the bottom. We'll be live with some comments and countdown starting at 1:30pm, so feel free to join in then:

2:33 PM: And that's it! Capaldi gets covered in blue confetti, and much hugging all around. What do you think, good choice, folks? Or the best choice?

1:38 PM: Here's my current theory, which is probably wrong... How do you make a huge deal about this reveal, and then bring out an actor that nobody knows? You don't. It needs to be a huge, shocking, exciting thing for the entire international audience. That means a big star. Which of course, means:

1:34 PM: ...And now the TV is on. We're watching 'The End of Time,' and about to cry and cry as Tennant regenerates in Smith, and then cry some more and then oh no the feels.